Description

Ann Dubois, a beautiful young white woman with everything money can buy, is working on a Johns Hopkins research grant with Mike Brown, a self-made black scholar from the Baltimore ghetto. Hidden prejudice enters their relationship, and the rampant crime in Baltimore plays a role in their story. The major elements of social unrest plaguing the city continue to develop, and fear reigns until a surprising conclusion calms the storm. This intriguing contemporary novel is about Baltimore Now ... with murder served up in the finale. Thomas E. Berry, PhD, is a retired professor of Russian language and literature. He still teaches a course at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and lectures at the Smithsonian Institution and the Russian Cultural Center of the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Travel is his hobby.